A Patient With Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Whose Entire Digestive Tract Was Examined Endoscopically

January 2014 in “ Progress of Digestive Endoscopy ”

Tomohiro Fukuda, Satoshi Imamura, Keiko Tawa, Yuya Tsunoda, Tsuyoshi Ito, Toshihide Tamura, Shuichi Nagakubo, Yuichi Morohoshi, Yuji Koike, Yuriko Fujita, Hirokazu Komatsu

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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome alopecia onichodystrophy prednisolone polyp-like lesions edematous changes cystic gland dilatation hair loss nail dystrophy steroid therapy

Studysummary This case report describes a 60-year-old woman with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome whose symptoms and polyposis improved following prednisolone therapy, but emphasizes the need for periodic digestive tract screening due to associated cancer risks.

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